It may feel like football has only just finished if, in fact, it has at all, but already we're just a week away from the cycle beginning all over again.
It hardly feels like yesterday when Manchester United rounded off their worst-ever Premier League campaign with a fittingly dire defeat at Crystal Palace on the final day. But in just seven days' time, the first batch of the squad will return to Carrington for pre-season training. Though the going has been slow in the transfer market so far, it's still been a summer of change in Manchester and there will be a new man in charge when the players return.
Erik ten Hag has a massive job on his hands to turn his new side's fortunes around and the groundwork for any success will begin in the summer. With just seven days left for the Dutchman to prepare, here are seven things he has to do before the season gets underway.
